Principles of Classification

Have you ever wondered why we have library classification systems and how they work? How does one system organize information compared to another?

This webinar covers basic, general principles of classification, presents the basic structure of the two main systems we use, Library of Congress Classification (LCC) and Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), and discusses their strengths and weaknesses. It illustrates some of the main differences between LCC and DDC with practical examples.

Who Should Attend

This webinar will be of interest to catalogers and non-catalogers who want a basic introduction to the classification systems and their structure.

Presenter

Lai Ma is a Ph.D. Candidate and Adjunct Lecturer at the School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University-Bloomington, where she also obtained a M.L.S. Lai has taught courses in the area of knowledge organization for more than four years. Her research interests include the interrelationship between information infrastructure and society.